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Obit – Mrs. Tina Frizzell

Mrs. Tina Frizzell age 80 of Tell City, Indiana and formerly of Carthage passed peacefully from this life at 11:34 a.m. Saturday morning September 12, 2026 at the Hartford House Hospice Center in Owensboro in Daviess, County, Kentucky where she was just admitted Friday September 11th. Funeral services were conducted from the Carthage Chapel of…

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Obit – Mr. Anthony “Tony” Michael Blazina

Mr. Anthony “Tony” Michael Blazina, age 77, of Elmwood, TN, passed away peacefully at home on September 17, 2026 with family by his side. Tony was born in Santa Monica, CA, on August 9, 1949, to Anna Marie Blazina and John Paul Blazina. Tony was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.…

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Obit – Mr. Gregg Alan Vance

Mr. Gregg Alan Vance, age 70, of Brush Creek, TN passed away on Sunday September 13, 2026. Gregg was born August 31, 1956, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Robert Kenneth Vance Jr. and Dorothy Lee Harper Vance. Gregg was a butcher by trade and had worked at Wal Mart in McMinnville, TN…

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County commission races set; Eight candidates in Elmwood, Chestnut Mound race

By Eddie West Staff Writer There wasn’t much interest in this summer’s District 8 (Elmwood/Chestnut Mound) county commission race. No one qualified for the August ballot, leaving three seats vacant on the county legislative body. A few weeks later, it’s a different story. Nine candidates returned qualifying papers to run in a special election to be…

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TIGERS DEALT FIRST DEFEAT

Liberty Creek 34, Gordonsville 13 By Shea Haile Courier Sports  GALLATIN — Despite having their best offensive output through four games thus far in 2026, the Gordonsville High Tigers football team suffered their first setback last Friday night with a 34-13 loss at Class 4A program Liberty Creek.  Big Blue had cut their 19-7 halftime deficit…

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BLACK-AND-GOLD GROUNDED

Westmoreland 12, Smith Co. 0 By Terry Collins Courier Sports WESTMORELAND — The Smith County High Owls football team once again found itself in a close game in the second half for the second consecutive week.  Livingston scored the final 23 points in last week’s game and after a scoreless first half the game hung in…

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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 09/17/26

STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF  Danny Wilson Boyd Case#80CH1-2026-PR-2962 Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd day of September, 2026, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Danny Wilson Boyd, Deceased, who died on the 28th day of July, 2026, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court…

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Obit – Mrs. Gladys Huff

To see our mother, Mrs. Gladys Huff, gently pass into the arms of the Lord brought tears of sadness to our eyes, but knowing we were able to let her spend the final years of her life at her home made the hurt less painful and all of us children being able to care for…

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Obit – Mrs. Marcie Hager

Richmond, Indiana native, Mrs. Marcie Hager, entered into eternal rest at the age of 75 at 9:48 p.m. Saturday evening September 5, 2026 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had made her home since June 29, 2023. Before entering the Health Care, she made her home in Hendersonville. Mrs.…

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Obit – Ms. Alexis Woodard

Ms. Alexis Woodard of the Defeated Creek Community departed her life unexpectedly at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday morning September 9, 2026 at the age of 27. May her family and friends reflect on all of the good, fun, and memorable things, especially her love for animals, that Alexis left us to cherish, the most of which…

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